Category: Building Operations

Security Making it Safe, Secure, and User-Friendly
2008 Dec Making it Safe, Secure, and User-Friendly

Of all the responsibilities that come with being a manager of a residential building, few are as important as ensuring the safety of your residents. “Safety is part of our job description,” says Bob Grant, director of Managemen…

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Security New Equipment for a Safer Community
2008 Dec New Equipment for a Safer Community

Over the past two decades, New York City has become a safer place than it once was. But events in recent years, both at home and abroad, have made Americans more aware of security—how much they have, how much they’d like, and how much s…

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Security Look Out Below...and Above
2008 Dec Look Out Below...and Above

Falling bricks. Rickety scaffolding. An errant nail and an unsuspecting foot. Things can go wrong during renovation and restoration projects no matter what the size and scale of the work at hand. Whether the job is tackling a new façade…

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Security Avoiding Toxins in Your Building
2008 Dec Avoiding Toxins in Your Building

Some building hazards—things like cracked sidewalks, broken windows or crumbling masonry—are obvious to even an untrained eye, making it easy to conduct repairs and prevent further deterioration and potential injury. Other buil…

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Security Educating Residents to Save Lives and Property
2008 Dec Educating Residents to Save Lives and Property

Whether it affects a small portion of one unit or the entire association, a fire is easily one of the most devastating and destructive events that can happen in any multifamily building. New technology and current regulations have made …

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Security Building Doormen as Security
2008 Dec Building Doormen as Security

Jane Jacobs, the late, legendary urban planner whose grassroots activism prevented Robert Moses from turning Battery Park into a series of bridges, highways, and on-ramps, wrote at great length of the importance of well-used sidewalks …

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Maintenance Preserving a Unique Heritage
2008 Nov Preserving a Unique Heritage

New York City has long been defined by the wide array of ingredients and seasonings thrown into its cultural pot. Though the flavor of the Big Apple has changed and evolved constantly over the years, at the city’s center are the deep-ro…

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Maintenance Letting the Sun Shine In
2008 Nov Letting the Sun Shine In

From paying $15 to travel 10 gridlocked blocks in a taxi to shelling out about $10 for a kosher deli sandwich, New Yorkers are used to paying through the nose for the privilege of living in their beloved city. But the dollars really add …

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Maintenance Finding the Money
2008 Nov Finding the Money

Taking the plunge and renovating an existing multi-family building to be more energy-efficient is an important and exciting endeavor. The long-term financial payback from increased energy efficiency in a building is well documented. Th…

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Maintenance When Repairs Need to Be Done
2008 Nov When Repairs Need to Be Done

When you live in a Manhattan co-op or condo, one of the things that you need to be aware of is what sort of building systems exist on the property, and more importantly, which of these you are accountable for. When it comes to most bui…

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